Maldives: School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)

Key figures

Since 1994 it is up 0.18% from 0.99 in 1994. The World Bank has no value for 13 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

What the numbers say

In 2019, Maldives' school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) fell 0.04 on 2018 (from 1.03 to 0.99).

Across the 10 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2018), the average change was +0.00362 and a typical year strayed about 0.00703 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 5.7 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 0.02 in 2002 and the biggest yearly fall was 0.04 in 2019. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2019, Maldives had the 10th highest value of the 14 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Maldives in the 2019 ranking

• Cabo Verde — 6th of 14: 1.01
• Japan — 7th of 14: 1
• Egypt, Arab Rep. — 8th of 14: 1
• Malawi — 10th of 14: 0.99
• Russian Federation — 11th of 14: 0.98
• Eritrea — 12th of 14: 0.88

What this measures

Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in primary and secondary education is the ratio of girls to boys enrolled at primary and secondary levels in public and private schools.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 13 values

School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in nearby economies

• Bangladesh — 1.14 (2021)
• Bhutan — 1.06 (2018)
• India — 0.99 (2021)
• Nepal — 0.95 (2022)
• Sri Lanka — 1.02 (2018)

More education data for Maldives

• Primary school starting age (years) — 6 (2025)
• Primary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 12 (2025)
• Secondary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• Primary education, pupils — 44,013 (2024)
• School enrollment, primary (% gross) — 99.71% (2024)
• School enrollment, preprimary (% gross) — 76.06% (2020)
• School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) — 104.82% (2024)
• School enrollment, primary, male (% gross) — 95.29% (2024)
• Secondary education, general pupils

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Questions people ask

What is Maldives's school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)?

0.99 in 2019, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1994?

It is up 0.18% from 0.99 in 1994. The highest value was 1.03 in 2018 and the lowest 0.99 in 1996.

How does Maldives rank?

10th highest of 14 economies with data for 2019.

Is the latest change in school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) unusual for Maldives?

In 2019, Maldives' school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) fell 0.04 on 2018 (from 1.03 to 0.99). Across the 10 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2018), the average change was +0.00362 and a typical year strayed about 0.00703 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 5.7 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.ENR.PRSC.FM.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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